Pat Lorje

Pat Lorje (pronounced "lor ee eh") is a Canadian politician.[1] She was a city councillor for Ward 2 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. But in the recent municipal election of Oct 26 2016, she was defeated by Hilary Gough. She previously held the same position from 1979 to 1991, when she resigned to stand as the New Democratic candidate in Saskatoon Wildwood in the 1991 provincial election.

Pat Lorje
Saskatoon City Councillor for Ward 2
In office
1979–1991
MLA for Saskatoon Wildwood
In office
1991–1995
Succeeded byriding dissolved
MLA for Saskatoon Southeast
In office
1995–2003
Preceded bynew district
Succeeded byDon Morgan
Saskatoon City Councillor for Ward 2
In office
2006–2016
Succeeded byHilary Gough
Personal details
Born (1947-01-24) January 24, 1947
Eastend, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party

She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in 1991[2] and served until 2003, including work as cabinet posts in the area of Aboriginal Affairs and Provincial Secretary (February 2001 – October 2001), Post Secondary Education and Skills Training (Sept. 2001 – March 2002) and the Environment (March 2002 – June 2002).[3] She was briefly out of cabinet following an incident involving one of her aides, to whom an investigation determined Lorje had given an "affectionate slap".[2][4] She retired from the legislature and briefly moved to San Francisco with her husband, playwright and theatre director Tom Bentley-Fisher.[5] She later returned to Saskatoon and was reelected to Saskatoon City Council in the 2006 municipal election.[6]

References
  1. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Gale Canada. 1993. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  2. "Saskatchewan Votes 2003". CBC News. 2003. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  3. "Saskatchewan Women Cabinet Ministers". Saskatchewan Legislative Library. May 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  4. "Cabinet minister back on the job after 'friendly' slap to staffer's face". The Record. June 12, 2002. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  5. Peiris, Sarath (March 15, 2006). "For Lorje, disaster relief a delicate balancing act". The StarPhoenix. CanWest. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  6. "Economics affect voter turnout". The StarPhoenix. CanWest. October 27, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-17.



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